Chapter 3 coming up! But first...
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atom king: Thanks, glad you like it! Yes, I do intend to give X some new powers later on! It wouldn't be a Megaman fic otherwise!
Aztec 13: As funny as that sounds dude, I intend for everyone to know who X is in this one. That could make a good fic by itself though! As for Penny, she will make an appearance, have no fear! As for the comics, never read them, will have to look into them and see what I may use.
MrtheratedG: Well I like where it's been!
LL: R.I.P. Legends 3 :( As far as I'm aware, the Carbons refer to themselves as humans since... they are humans. It's just they were made in an artificial way, kinda like IVF babies I guess. Also, as you can tell, this doesn't follow standard Megaman canon. It will have elements from many Megaman series, the timescale being from Legends.
Locke Lynx: This takes place after Season 2, as I will point out in this chapter. Also, had a look at the Ver. Kai figure. You will appreciate what happens later on in this chapter. ;)
That's all the reviews for today! Without further ado, Chapter 3!
Vale, the pinnacle of all the settlements on Remnant. From above, it was clear to see why. For as far as the eye could see, there was a concrete and steel jungle. Not in a cold, unforgiving style like other places, but shining, crisp and new.
From the airship seat window, X could see many of the key features of the city. Treated white smoke from the city's industrial sector, the skyscrapers of the business and stock market district, even Vale city's own magnificent self-contained forest was visible from here, a huge area of verdant beauty (albeit bio-mechanical in nature).
And in the distant skyline, the castle like structure of Beacon Academy. A symbol of peace and comfort for the people of Vale, and X's new home.
It reminded him of Neo Arcadia a bit. Was he still a little sad about that? Sure, who wouldn't be? But now he had a chance to make a better life for himself and this brave new world he was brought into. He would not squander this chance, like he had done in Neo Arcadia.
The weight of his failure was not what prayed upon him any more. Humankind lived on, and as long as he was alive, the Reploids were by no means extinct. What weighed his mind down was how it had all happened. It didn't make any sense for him to just abandon humanity in a time of crisis. Not to mention, even if he was aware of what had happened, he didn't know who was to blame for it.
He was brought back to reality by an air hostess. "Excuse me sir, we will be landing at Beacon Academy momentarily."
"Oh, thank you." X said, still half daydreaming. The hostess gave him a gentle smile before returning to her duties.
X got up from his seat, his red energy cape activating as he did so. He had thought about not wearing it, as it seemed a little out of place. But then again, so was the rest of his attire, so why not go all in?
Looking out as the airship was landing, he saw four people out of the window. A young lady with brown hair, brown and golden armour and... bunny ears? X could already tell this would be a bit of a learning curve. He hadn't seen a human with anything like that before.
The rest of the group seemed... normal, I guess? They didn't have animal ears at least, but their attire was a bit out there to say the least. There was another girl who looked like a fashion model; a cocoa coloured shirt, black cincher and dark brown trousers with a black beret and sunglasses. She also seemed to carry a lot of bullets with her, always a good sign.
The other two were boys. The more normal of the two was dark skinned with copper hair, orange zipper vest and black jeans. The other was tan and wore a green outfit, similar to those worn by the old Samurai, plated shoulder pad and all. Judging from the fact they were waiting for him, X assumed these guys were here to do the meet and greet stuff.
The ship engines whirred down as they had landed on the pad. The hostess opened the door for X and moved aside to let him past, X giving a grateful smile as she did so. Descending down the steps, he got a few strange looks from the team waiting for him, particularly the model like one. The bunny girl on the other hand, seemed rather eager to meet him.
The bunny girl walked over in front of X, somewhat timidly is had to be said with her hands crossed over in front of herself and not giving direct eye contact until she had to. She gave a small bow of respect before addressing him.
"Hello. Ummmm... you are the new student coming to study here at Beacon, right?"
"That's right. The name is X, it's lovely to meet you Miss... uh..."
"Scarlatina, Velvet Scarlatina."
The model like girl, moved up to speak to X, nudging Velvet aside slightly.
"X, huh? X what?"
"Oh, uh, just X."
The girl raised an eyebrow. "Single name, huh? Little bit odd, but considering Ozpin told us you were a 'special case', I suppose I shouldn't expect any less. Name's Coco by the way. The big dude is Yastsuhashi and the one with the orange fetish is Fox."
"Special case?" X was puzzled.
"He didn't give details. Just said it was important that you went up to him as soon as you got here."
Velvet shyly twiddled her thumbs as she spoke to X again. "I'll take you up to his office now, if you wish."
X couldn't help but smile at Velvet's adorably shy nature. "Please do."
Velvet went on ahead and X followed before being blocked by Coco. "Until I know what the boss meant by 'Special Case' I'm gonna have to assume the worst, so let me just say this; any funny business and Yatsuhashi here will show you that size isn't just for bragging rights."
X was slightly taken aback, he hadn't expected that kind of tough talk from a girl like Coco. But he easily met her in the intimidation department, he had dealt with these types of people before.
"Relax, there won't be." He replied, calm as anything, before following Velvet.
The group made their way to a very steam punk looking elevator. Mostly shining brass, along with glass doors and the windows behind showing an intricate mechanism of clockwork cogs. As the elevator rose up, X got a better view and impression of the sheer size of Beacon. In the courtyard below he could see students making their way to lessons, some heading out or returning from missions. It felt good to be in a busy place again.
The bell dinging signified they were now at the top floor, Ozpin's office. It followed the same architecture, albeit with a more neutral colour scheme, far more industrial looking. His office was actually just behind the face of the main clock on the tower, making a window for him to look out over. The floor and ceiling were both glass with more cogs behind them. The noise inside was rhythmic and to some, probably annoying.
"Here you go Ozpin." Coco said with a surprising lack of respect. "One special case student, delivered as ordered."
Ozpin smiled as he fixed moved some of his grey hair away from his glasses. He clasped his hands together and rested his chin upon them, seemingly deep in thought.
"You sound unimpressed, Miss Adel. You have your own judgements about this student?"
Coco gave X a quick look over from where she stood, arms folded defensively.
"If his fashion sense is anything to go by? Then yes, he doesn't seem too impressive."
"Maybe the cape was too tacky." X thought to himself.
Ozpin merely chuckled to himself. "Well, I'm sure that this was the height of fashion 8000 years ago."
"E-excuse me sir?" Velvet was understandably a little shocked.
Ozpin stood up and walked over to X. "Miss Scarletina, you've been following the recent discoveries of the ancient ruins quite closely, haven't you."
Velvet nodded. "I do take an interest in them sir. The old stories of man and machine, living together. Of the long lost heroes that fought for peace and, some say, are the origins of the title of a 'Hunter'.
"Well, as fascinating as those old stories are, I doubt they would be able to compare to the experiences of someone who was actually there." Ozpin said, placing a hand on X's shoulder.
Coco took of her sunglasses in disbelief. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
Ozpin nodded. "Team CFVY. This is X. The last known member of the robot race known as Reploids."
Velvet immediately started bowing respectfully in a panic. Yatsuhashi did the same, though only once and very calmly. Coco still couldn't believe what she was hearing and seeing, but she hid the surprise behind her sunglasses again.
Ozpin now addressed X again. "You come to us at a critical time X. We have been able to hold back the Grimm and any other threats to our world for several generations. But now I fear a new threat is coming, one that will prove too much for even our Hunters to handle alone. That is why we came looking for you."
"The warrior and hero of both Humans and Reploids. The shield for those who cannot protect themselves, the blade that cuts through the darkness of the world. Your name is legendary, X." Velvet quoted some of the things she had read. "I thought you were just named after him, I didn't expect to actually be standing next to him one day!"
"I'm sure you've heard people talking about 'The Breach'. A catastrophic event in which the Grimm broke through the city boundaries. We were able to defeat them, but the more pressing matter is not the Grimm. It's who let them through."
Ozpin brought up a mugshot of a man with a bowler hat, cigar and ginger hair covering one eye.
"We already apprehended the leader of this attack; Roman Torchwick. We also managed to capture several White Fang members, but his higher up's still remain a mystery to us. With the Grimm attacks increasing in frequency, and further plans to expand our habitable territories, we felt we needed a way to stop this threat before it can fully emerge."
Coco gave X a pat on his bum, as her friends would tell you, this was normal for her. It caught X by surprise though. "That's where you come in Mr. Legend."
Ozpin continued. "Most of the team's missions are defence against Grimm attacks. Your missions will be a little different however. While you will assist most teams with general elimination tasks, your primary objective is to discover the identity and plans of our enemy. If you can apprehend them, well and good. If you have to destroy them, that is what you must do."
X nodded understandingly and was getting ready to leave when a call came through for Ozpin. The word 'URGENT' flashing beneath the caller's picture; a girl with black hair and silver eyes.
Ozpin's expression turned serious. "Miss Rose, what's going on?"
In the background, they could hear gunshots and occasional crashing, almost like trees and ground being ripped apart, along with Ruby panting for breath.
"Professor! We need an evac, now!"
More gunshots and sounds of destruction.
"What is it Miss Rose? What's happening there?"
"*Puff*...*Pant* Some creature... really...tough..."
*CRASH*
"Hurry!"
*Beep-beep-beep*
The line went dead. Whatever was attacking the girl, she and her team couldn't beat it alone.
"Sir, with your permission, we'll go back up Team RWBY." Coco volunteered.
"No. I can't risk losing your team. You only recently came back from another tough mission, you are not at 100%."
"Sir, we can't just leave them there!" Velvet protested.
"Indeed. That is why I am sending X. Judging from Miss Rose's lack of a description, this enemy has not been seen by Hunters before. X on the other hand, may well know what it is and know how to beat it."
X stood to attention. "Yes sir, I won't let you down!"
He broke off into a run when Coco grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.
"Hold on a second. We have to get you prepared first. No way you're going around saving my friends looking like that. Come on."
With that, she dragged X out of the door, her team following suit.
Team CFVY's Room
(Insert music: Kingdom Hearts 2 – Laughter and Merriment)
"Is this really necessary?" X asked as Coco looked at a colour palette that Velvet had brought her.
"If you love Remnant like I do, you'll want to save it with style. Besides, you look like you just walked out of Joseph and his Technicolour Dream Coat!"
X raised an eyebrow in confusion. While Coco looked at some shades of paint.
"*sigh* Great film, horrible fashion sense!"
Coco and her team put on some simple mouth masks and loaded up some spray guns.
"We borrowed these when decorating our room, they'll work perfectly on your metal plating."
She sprayed a little bit of black paint onto X's arm. "Yep, black is definitely the way to go with you. So chic!" She continued spraying his arms while Fox did the back and Yatsuhashi did the legs.
"Enjoying the view down there, Yatsu?" Fox joked. Yatsuhashi merely grunted.
Velvet then came up to Coco with a different paint colour. "Coco, would it be OK to put some of this on him?"
"Oh... my... god! Gold highlights! This is why I love you Velvet! You have some fashion sense in you!"
X watched on as Velvet started gently painting small strokes on his armour round the edges of his feet, shoulders, head and arms.
"Don't I get a say in this?" X asked.
Coco shot him down. "You had your say with keeping the white gloves and red crystal. Also, the only way I'm letting you keep that energy cape is if it's yellow."
"..."
"Trust me X baby. It'll be worth it! Now hold still, you're making me mess up this bit!"
X rolled his eyes, just as well he did because Yatsuhashi was coming at his face with a purple covered brush.
"OK! I draw the line at face make up!"
Coco sighed. "Fine, no make up. It would look good though."
X gave the girl a stern look. She simply raised her hands up and backed off.
"Just a suggestion."
Half an hour later
"All set!" Coco beheld her handiwork with a smile. "It's quick drying so you can head straight away."
X had to admit, the team had done a good job. The black armour plating and grey arm and thigh parts were well complimented by the gold highlights. He decided to ditch the energy cape, it turned out to be too tacky after all!
"Ozpin told us you had a teleport function. Here are the last known co-ordinates of Team RWBY." Velvet said, handing him a data pad. "Please bring them back safely."
X gave a defiant nod before he stood back from the team and let the blue glow of energy wash over him, before he vanished in a flash of light.
"Think he'll be alright?" Velvet asked, concerned.
"He's got ancient, bad ass technology, combined with our fashion sense. He's got this one in the bag." Coco answered, confidently.
Velvet took comfort in that answer, at least until Coco spoke again.
"If he doesn't I just wasted some of my favourite paint!"
There's chapter 3 done guys! Keep the reviews coming in, I do enjoy answering them and the story is flexible in some parts to let your ideas in!
Until next time!